BIOGRAPHY OF MN ATTORNEY GENERAL LORI SWANSON

Ms. Lori Swanson  was elected Attorney General of the State of Minnesota in 2006 and sworn in as Minnesota’s 29th Attorney General on January 2, 2007. As the Attorney General, she defended the public in such areas as health care reform, predatory mortgage lending, financial fraud against the elderly and others, criminal justice, public safety and consumer protection. For example, Attorney General Swanson has proposed legislation to better protect Minnesotans against predatory lending, identity theft, cyber-bullying and internet crimes, and cell phone and utilities abuses and to provide college financial aid and consumer protections to veterans and to promote public safety. Attorney General Swanson negotiated an agreement with all hospitals in Minnesota to ensure fair medical billing and collection practices for Minnesotans. She has also taken action to protect students from deceptive college lending practices and to protect Minnesotans from consumer scams.

Ms. Swanson served the State of Minnesota as Minnesota’s Solicitor General from 2003 to 2006, and Deputy Attorney General from 1999 to 2002. In 2006, Ms. Swanson served as Chair of the Consumer Advisory Council to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington D.C.  In 2007, Swanson testified in front of the Board in Washington D.C., urging it to take action to protect homeowners from predatory mortgage lending practices that lead to default, foreclosure, and economic turmoil.  Ms. Swanson graduated magna cum laude from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul.